diff --git a/tools/rosnode/src/rosnode/__init__.py b/tools/rosnode/src/rosnode/__init__.py
index 44917fb117..54dc0d3732 100644
--- a/tools/rosnode/src/rosnode/__init__.py
+++ b/tools/rosnode/src/rosnode/__init__.py
@@ -808,9 +808,12 @@ def rosnodemain(argv=None):
             _fullusage()
     except socket.error:
         print("Network communication failed. Most likely failed to communicate with master.", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
     except rosgraph.MasterError as e:
         print("ERROR: "+str(e), file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
     except ROSNodeException as e:
         print("ERROR: "+str(e), file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         pass